Category: Breaking news
-
More taxes for Kenyans in new budget- Summary of the 2023/2024 finance bill
Finance Bill highlights 1. Bitcoin and NFTs now defined as digital assets that are subject to tax. Sale of bitcoin and NFTs subject to tax at 3% 2. GOK employees to pay tax on per diem! 3. All “paid partnerships” on IG and brand ambassador roles now to be taxed. 4. Marketing services now subject…
-
Polytechnic indefinitely closed after students’ riots
Kisumu National Polytechnic has been indefinitely closed after students rioted against fee increment. The students engaged police in running battles for the better part of Monday February 2, 2020. Learning was paralyzed at the Kisumu based institution as students demonstrated over an alleged fee hike of Sh6,000 and mismanagement. Eight students were arrested during the…
-
Raila Odinga launches mass action against the Ruto government. Here are the reasons
The election of 2022 handed our country an illegitimate regime that is heartless, reckless and dictatorial. Kenya Kwanza regime is dangerous for our democracy and therefore to restore the dignity of the Kenyan people and put back our country on the path to prosperity, this illegitimate regime must go. Immediately the Kenya Kwanza regime illegally…
-
Standoff at Machakos girls as KCSE 2019 examiners down tools over grievances
The marking exercise for this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, has been thrown into jeopardy after examiners for one of the papers downed tools. The examiners for Businness Studies Paper 2 is yet to kick off at Machakos girls after examiners downed their tools citing poor pay. They have hardly touched any paper…
-
University of Nairobi suspends self sponsored programs
The University of Nairobi (UoN) Council has scrapped the agency in charge of self-sponsored programmes at the institution as part of austerity measures. Here is the communique from the university;
-
Panic at State House as 4 test positive for covid 19
Four cases of covid 19 have been reported at State House in Nairobi. This news has been confirmed by Kanze Dena Mararo who is the State House Spokesperson. According to Kanze, the cases were recorded during a mass testing exercise on Thursday June 11, 2020. The four infected state house officers have since been admitted…
-
Dola, Kifaru, Jembe and other maize meal flour banned for containing cancer causing aflatoxins
The Kenya Bureau of Standards, KEBS, has banned a number of maize flour because they contain high levels of afflatoxin. Consumption of aflatoxins contributes to the mutagenic, carcinogenic (Cancer causing), teratogenic, and immunosuppressive health effects in the body. The adverse effect of aflatoxins in humans ranges from acute hepatic toxicity to chronic disease such as liver cancer, haemorrhages, oedema,…
-
2019 KCPE Results to be released today
The 2019 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, KCPE, exam results will be announced any time from now; today. Top Government officials have gathered at the Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, offices in readiness for the results release. Hot news; This is all you need to know about the 2019 KCSE and KCPE exams; how to…
-
TSC boss Dr. Macharia, CS Magoha in Parliament over transfers of teachers
The National Assembly’s Committee on Education chaired by Tinderet MP Hon Melly is currently meeting with the Education CS Prof Magoha, the Inspector General of Police and the C.E.O of the TSC. The meeting is meant to discuss the recent Mass transfer of Teachers from the North Eastern region by the Commission. The Teacher’s Service…
-
National Dialogue Committee’s final report, recommendations; Raila to benefit
NATIONAL DIALOGUE COMMITTEE FINAL REPORT. Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga could soon be appointed by President William Ruto, should the National Assembly pass the recomendations by the National Dialogue Committee. This was after the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) on Saturday, proposed the establishment of the offices of the Prime Minister and the Leader of…
-
Tea Farmers To Get Improved Bonuses
Kenya Union of Small Scale Tea Owners (KUSTO) in Tharaka Nithi has hailed the government’s reforms in the tea sector that has seen an increase in bonuses earned this year. Speaking at a press briefing in Chuka town, KUSTO chairman Fredrick Nyakii said that they are happy with the bonuses received this year which is…
-
Shocking! Over four hundred thousand 2020 form ones yet to report to secondary school
Close to 416,620 form ones are yet to report to secondary schools. This is according to the latest data from the Ministry of Education. Nyamira County leads with the highest percentage of reported form ones; standing at 72.05%. Tana River, on the other hand, has the lowest percentage of reported students. The latest data from…
-
Sad News: CS Magoha is dead
Immediate former Education CS George Magoha is dead. Professor Magoha passed on at Nairobi hospital on Tuesday January 24, 2023 aged 71 years. Prof Magoha who is an alumnus of DR Livingstone Primary School and Starehe Boys Centre and School graduated from Strathmore College and the University of Lagos, Nigeria with a Bachelor’s Degree in…
-
Government reduces taxes, no listing on CRB for defaulters in order to cushion Kenyans against CoronaVirus Pandemic
The Kenyan Government has come up with a raft of measures to protect Citizens against the effects caused by the CoronaVirus Pandemic. These measures were announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday even as more cases of CoronaVirus patients were reported. Among the measures put up by the Government is to reduce taxes and imposing…
-
‘Heavily’ Bearded Minister facing the sack
Baringo County Assembly Members (MCAs) have initiated the process of removing Roads County Executive Committee Member (CEC) for keeping untrimmed beards. In a late night motion on October 25 that was seeking to impeach Eng. Lekonaya Kibwalel the movers failed to impeach the CEC but managed a minimum threshold to form a committee to investigate the…
-
Silverstone Air suspends all its flights with immediate effect
Silverstone Air, one of Kenya’s leading domestic airline flying daily from Wilson Airport to Ukunda, Malindi, Lamu Mombasa, Eldoret and Kisumu has suspended all its flights. This is in compliance with the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority’s (KCAA) directive to suspend operations on Silverstone Air’s Dash 8 fleet;
-
Corona Virus; Kenya Airways suspends flights to China: This is how to prevent the virus
Kenya Airways has suspended all flights to China with immediate effect. This is in the wake of the outbreak of the deadly Corona Virus in China. Here is the presser from the Kenya Airways; “Further to our prior communication regarding the current Corona virus outbreak, we have temporarily suspended all flights to and from Guangzhou…
-
Reprieve for Kenyans as Cooking Gas Prices Drop
A spot check by KNA conducted at major gasoline stations and retail distributors of cooking gas in Migori town revealed that the price of cooking gas has dropped. The majority of the gas traders noted that the price slash is attributed to the removal by the government of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) levies. Prices for…
-
Latest list of all heads of Parastatals in Kenya
I think it is good to know our heads of parastatals. After all, they are our leaders. 1. Kengen CEO – Abraham Serem 2. Kenya Power CEO – Joseph Siror 3. Kenya Pipeline CEO – Joe Sang 4. Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Agency CEO – Daniel Kiptoo 5. KETRACO Company Secretary – Lydia Sitienei 6.…
-
AON Minet places teachers in lower job groups..
AON Minet which provides medical cover to teachers has been blamed for placing teachers in lower job groups. Teachers who logged onto their accounts discovered that they had been placed in lower grades meaning they will enjoy limited services and cover. This is because the cost of the medical cover provided to teachers is dependent…
